Saturday 20 December 2008

ALHAMBRA, GRANADA


Alhambra - 'the red' (due to the colour of the wall around the outside of the fortified city) construction began in 1238 by the founder of Nasid Court, Emir Ibn Alhamar



Generalife is the recreational estate of the royal family with its splendid gardens and pavilion







Palace of Charles V and the Courtyard - built by catolic king in 1527 during Renaissance era which remain unfinish till now - stark contrast to the beauty of Islamic monument

Entrance to Nasid Palaces - a group of royal apartments of remarkable refinement - an earthly paradise of a moving beauty which art and nature blend in vibrant equilibrium

Hall of the Ambassadors or the Throne Room

The Comares Palace, the focus of official life, with the pool of the Courtyard of the Myrtles which reflects the Comares Tower

This patch is the only original tile left from the Islamic era in Granada




The Courtyard of the Lions - the private house of the sultan (the lions were not there as it being restored)





El Partal

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